Millions in government subsidies are fuelling risky mining projects on Grassy Narrows’ ancestral lands, enriching investors while threatening the First Nation’s water and health. Despite Indigenous opposition, provincial and federal policies quietly enable exploration, raising urgent questions about colonialism, tax loopholes, and environmental justice.

The United States is acting less like a global guardian and more like a Caribbean pirate—launching drone strikes, flouting international law, and pursuing oil under the guise of fighting drugs. From Panama to Venezuela, writes Hank Kennedy, history shows Washington’s interventions are driven by power and profit, not principle.

Almost two years after October 7, Gaza lies in ruins. Western governments have condemned the slaughter but continue to shield Israel, while Trump and Netanyahu push a “peace plan” critics see as surrender. With global opinion shifting and cracks widening among allies, the future of Palestine—and the credibility of the international order—hangs in the balance.

The University of Manitoba proclaims commitments to human rights and academic integrity, yet invests in arms manufacturers supplying Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Jonathan Jenner exposes the contradiction, framing it as a trilemma between ethics, investments, and intellectual seriousness—and argues that only divestment can resolve the university’s moral failure.

Canada’s household debt has soared to $3.07 trillion, the highest in the G7 for 15 years. James Hardwick explores how speculation, housing bubbles, and government policy created a fragile economy where ordinary families bear the costs—warning of bankruptcies, austerity, and the urgent need to confront financial elites.

Budget 2025 offers Canada a chance to make employee ownership permanent by extending tax incentives for employee ownership trusts and worker co-ops. Doing so would boost productivity, reduce inequality, and secure business succession, while keeping jobs and decision-making local. A modest investment promises significant economic and social dividends.

The launch of Your Party, spearheaded by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana, promised a bold new left alternative to Keir Starmer’s Labour. Yet personality clashes, rival power bases, and unresolved questions of strategy quickly derailed momentum. Unless it reimagines socialism for the 21st century, the project risks repeating Labour’s failures.

Justin Ling’s latest book examines Canada’s stunning 2025 election, where Donald Trump’s threats of annexation upended politics. Pierre Poilievre’s isolationism collapsed under scrutiny, while Mark Carney rose as the “adult in the room.” Yet Ling leaves unanswered questions about the silenced progressive voice and the NDP’s steep decline.

As artificial intelligence grows, data centres are consuming vast amounts of water for cooling and electricity. Often hidden behind corporate secrecy, this demand strains local supplies, pits tech giants against farmers, and fuels conflicts worldwide. Canada is only beginning to confront the environmental costs of hosting such facilities.

Ottawa wants the Supreme Court to curb provincial use of the notwithstanding clause, but progressives shouldn’t cheer. Limiting Section 33 risks eroding democratic accountability and inflaming national unity tensions. Dónal Gill argues the left must reclaim defence of parliamentary sovereignty, even when its uses are politically uncomfortable.